Jason Campbell

He was the third quarterback selected in that draft class, after Alex Smith (1st overall pick) and Aaron Rodgers (24th overall, the pick before Campbell).

Campbell didn't play in his rookie season, sitting on the bench behind Mark Brunell and Patrick Ramsey.

Jason S. Campbell (born December 31, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).

A 2000 graduate of Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Campbell went on to play college football at Auburn.

As a starter, he had a different offensive coordinator every year, finally finding success in his senior year when he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Championship Game.

He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft.

Campbell also played for the Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, and Cincinnati Bengals.

After his playing career, he became an analyst for Auburn Sports Network.

Campbell was drafted in the first round as the 25th pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins under General Manager Vinny Cerrato.

The Redskins traded up in the draft to get Campbell, surrendering a third round pick in the 2005 NFL draft, along with first and fourth round picks in 2006.

On November 13, 2006, Campbell was named the Redskins starting quarterback, and on November 19, 2006, Campbell made his first career start.

Despite losing in his first start to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Campbell was praised for his poise.

On November 26, 2006, Campbell had his first win of his professional career, leading the Redskins to a 17–13 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

Campbell completed 11 passes on 23 attempts for only 118 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception.

Campbell threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Cooley in the fourth quarter.

On August 18, 2007, Campbell was tackled at the knee by Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive end Brett Keisel in the second preseason game.

Initially, the injury looked severe but Campbell eventually walked off the field on his own.

Trainers said that Campbell's ligaments were not torn and announced his injury as a bruised knee.

On December 6, 2007, Campbell dislocated the patellar ligament of his left knee during a game against the Chicago Bears.

The injury did not require surgery but Campbell did not play for the remainder of the season.

When Joe Gibbs retired for a second time at the end of the 2007 season, the Redskins hired Jim Zorn, first as offensive coordinator and then naming him head coach.

Zorn said at the time he would also serve as quarterbacks coach.

The Redskins started the season 6–2, prompting observers to declare Campbell one of the NFL's elite quarterbacks, and the "tough love" approach from head coach Jim Zorn a success.

The team, however, then went on to lose six of their remaining eight games to end the season 8–8, missing the playoffs.

At the end of the season, it was unclear if the Redskins were on the road to improvement or decline.

Questions arose on the future of Campbell as the starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins.

Despite pursuing other quarterbacks in the offseason, the Redskins were unable to acquire Jay Cutler or Mark Sanchez, opting to start Campbell for the last year of his contract.

Campbell and the Redskins ended 2009 with a 4–12 record, one of the worst in Redskins' history.

The often rocky relationship Campbell had with head coach Jim Zorn ended with Zorn's firing.

Campbell previously held the record for the longest touchdown completion in Auburn football history, an 87-yard pass to Silas Daniels in a 2004 matchup versus Louisiana Tech, a record that is now held by Cam Newton, who completed a 94-yard pass to Emory Blake on October 2, 2010, in their victory over Louisiana-Monroe.

Campbell graduated from Auburn with a degree in public administration.

New Washington head coach Mike Shanahan said the Redskins would tender Campbell an offer leading up to the 2010 free agent period, ensuring that if he signed with another team, Washington would receive draft picks in compensation.

After the Redskins acquired Donovan McNabb, Campbell was traded to the Oakland Raiders on April 24, 2010, for a fourth round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

On the same day, Campbell received a one-year contract extension through the 2011 season.

Raiders owner Al Davis compared Campbell to former Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett.

In the opening game on the road against the Tennessee Titans, Campbell had an unspectacular start to his Raiders career as the Raiders were routed 38–13.

He would complete 22 of 37 passes for 180 yards and threw one touchdown and one interception.

Campbell and rookie offensive linemen Jared Veldheer, playing in the unfamiliar role of center, would also suffer multiple miscues and combine for three fumbles, losing one.

The offense as a whole would fail to click until the fourth quarter when Campbell completed 7 of 9 passes in a 12-play, 72-yard drive that culminated in a 7-yard touchdown pass to Darren McFadden.

In week two against the St. Louis Rams Campbell would endure another lackluster performance, completing 8 of 15 passes for a mere 87 yards and an interception.